Public Broadcasting Service
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Public Broadcasting Service
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said it is dissolving the 58-year-old nonprofit umbrella organization that oversaw government funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
The private, nonprofit corporation provided funding to National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, but the bulk of its money was funneled to local stations around the country and other grantees.
From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025
Earlier, the Thai Public Broadcasting Service quoted police saying that three women and three men had died.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024
But he came to reject the flashier style of the commercial American networks, and in 1971 he joined the fledgling Public Broadcasting Service.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2024
In the case of the Public Broadcasting Service satellite feed, the statutory license shall be effective until January 1, 2002.
From Copyright Law of the United States of America and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code, Circular 92 by United States
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